Learning & Development Specialist

Applications due by September 17th, 2026 Goodwill of Colorado     Job Description   Pay: $26/hour This position is eligible for Daily Pay!  Work today, get paid today! We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; some weekends and evenings   Full-Time position is eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability, and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings.  In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave.

All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan – must be 18 years of age to participate.   JOB SUMMARY: The Specialist I, Learning and Development, is responsible for facilitation, graphic design, and user interface of course development, collaboration with the Learning and Development (L&D) team on instructional research and analysis on learners’ contexts, and assessment of content of the corporate training program to include staff and management development, specific departmental training, policies and procedures, employee orientation, and any other training needs.  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Development, Implementation and Presentation of Training Program(s): The L&D Specialist will collaborate with internal customers and the L&D team on course development and revision including course design documents, learning objectives, course content, scenarios, media scripts, practice activities, post-tests, and will evaluate off the shelf training programs.

The incumbent will take the lead on facilitating assigned classroom and webinar training. As such, they will organize resources and coordinate training session logistics such as location, supplies, and catering. The L&D Specialist will manage efficiently so that tasks are completed and on time, problems are anticipated, and team members are clear on project requirements and schedules. The L&D Specialist will work with subject matter experts (SME) and identify target audience’s training needs, conduct instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts, identifies instructional end goals, and identifies criteria used to judge learner’s performance and develop assessment instruments.

The incumbent will create content that matches organizational culture and apply tested instructional design theories, practices, and methods.   The L&D Specialist will work in a variety of mediums to provide engaging experience in all environments including classroom, webinar, E-learning, or blended content. The L&D Specialist will work with the Manager of Organizational Development to evaluate effectiveness and articulate the return on investment (ROI) of the L&D programs.   Business Unit Training Support: The L&D Specialist will respond to requests to meet the specific needs of departments/divisions throughout the organization.

Specific training needs will vary from soft skills, or policies and procedures, to more specific department-related topics. These topics may require research to obtain an acceptable level of expertise. The incumbent will work with the Manager of Organizational Development and department managers to identify specific training needs, review and evaluate training programs to ensure the training needs of the organization are being fulfilled.

Analyze existing training program delivery, content, measures effectiveness, and recommend program changes.  Learning Management Administration:  The L&D Specialist will act as a system administrator for Goodwill of Colorado’s learning and performance management systems. The L&D Specialist will work with key departments in curati